So glad he continues his resurgence as a Bruin again. I suspect when it's said and done, the nay sayers here will have changed their tune about the B's getting him at the deadline.....Posted by 4everbruins

If they havent already, they never will. What he has provided to date is worth more than the two career AHL'ers we gave up. Everything else = :)

Colorado ultimately lacked the horses to make the playoffs, but they were a vastly different club with Downie and McGinn, who both put up Rolston-like numbers from the deadline on.

But back to Rolston. Point a game is loopy. Krejci didn't have that last year. His contribution is more than numbers - it's wins. They win and he is playing a key role on that third line and on the PP? Great add regardless of his final tally.

Give Chiarelli a big check mark for that win, too. The three players who touched the puck for the game winner are all him: Kelly at the deadline last year, Rolston at the deadline this year, and Pouliot off of the project slush pile in the off-season. That's solid managing right there.

If the Bruins hadn't picked up Rolston, i would be very nervous about their chances now with Horton out. He gives Boston a very solid third line. He may not be the absolute best pickup, but he could be the one that has the most impact since he went to Boston. His addition could truly mean the difference between success or failure. He already had an impact in the deadlocked game one with a nice breakout, setting up the winner.

Basic skills? Rolston was the perfect fit on that 3rd line. I'd say that the chemistry that he has with Pouliot and Kelly has been THE KEY to the Bruins turnaround in the last 10-15 games, as they were the primary offensive catalysts.

It's obvious that you like Caron, but Caron is still very raw. Rolston is still a better player now than Caron is.

Don't rush it with Caron...When Marchand was 21, I'm pretty sure that he hadn't even scored a goal in the NHL yet, and now at the age of 23 or 24, he's one of the Bruins best offensive players. He'll get there, but nobody is coming out of the lineup for him right now.

Given his cannon of a shot, I was expecting his biggest contribution would be to improve our horrible PP... but if he continues to make our 3rd line a threat, so be it and I hope he retires a Bruins with another Cup!